Another reason to end
passwords as a method of authentication is the poor usability of
strong passwords on mobile devices.

Typing a strong password like xry7s6Dx26Pz is nearly
impossible on a mobile keyboard, particularly since for some dumb reason I
can’t even see it when I type.

I can’t use a password
agent like LastPass effectively on iOS
because there’s no way for it to plug in to Mobile Safari. I’m
stuck awkwardly copy and pasting passwords between the LastPass app and
Safari, having to type my master password every time. LastPass
does have its own baked-in browser but that’s far too limited
on iOS.

Trying to log in to other apps pretty much
requires copy-and-paste of the password, since there’s nothing
like a pluggable authentication framework.

Sorry if this is stating the obvious, but the lack of usability of
strong passwords on my iPhone and iPad is a big part of why I don’t
log into sites on mobile devices.

Google has reduced itself to outright spamming
users to promote its products. Here’s a screenshot of an
email I got today about Google’s failing payments product,
Google Wallet. Note the footer, the email is marked “You have
received this mandatory email service announcement to update you about
important changes to your Google Wallet account”. What are those
important changes?

A call for me to use Google Wallet more

An ad for the
Android version of Google Wallet

The
Google Play logo

Logos for stores that accept Google Wallet

A request that I subscribe to more Google Wallet ads

In summary: four ads for Google products, one ad for random other
companies that happen to use Google Wallet, and zero important
changes. I guess I should block
noreply@wallet.google.com?

It’s cliché now to point out how disappointing Google, Inc. has
become. But this seems bad even for the trend. All that’s
missing is the “+1 on Google+” button.